Kaveh Mehrabi

Kaveh Mehrabi
Personal information
Country	Iran
Born	(1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42) Tehran, Iran
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Coach	Michael Kjeldsen
Highest ranking	79[1]
BWF profile

Kaveh Mehrabi (Persian: کاوه مهرابی; born 5 May 1982) is a former professional Iranian badminton player.

Career

Mehrabi was born in Tehran, Iran, and on April 10, 2003 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to become the first Iranian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.[2]

Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round.[3] Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.[4]

In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman.[5][6] Ironically, Mehrabi was a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 70 athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[5][6][7]

Mehrabi was the Athletes' Commission Chairman (2008-2013) and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation (2010-2013).[4][8] He graduated with physical education degree from the Azad University.[4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Syria International	Pedro Martins	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Zimbabwe International	Ali Shahhosseini	21–13, 11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2011	Namibia International	Ali Shahhosseini	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Fiji International	Wesley Caulkett	21–13, 14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Uganda International	Jan Fröhlich	15–21, 1–12 Retired	Runner-up
2010	South Africa International	Murat Sen	21–9, 21–15	Winner
2008	Puerto Rico International	Kevin Cordón	13–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2007	Algeria International	Nabil Lasmari	6–21, 4–10 Retired	Runner-up
2007	South Africa International	Carlos Longo	19–21, 21–17, 21–15	Winner
2005	South Africa International	Nikhil Kanetkar	8–15, 7–15	Runner-up

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

See also

• Boycotts of Israel in individual sports

References

1. Kaveh MEHRABI | RANKING HISTORY | Profile
2. "Kaveh Mehrabi". kavehmehrabi.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
3. Kaveh Mehrabi Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
4. "Kaveh Mehrabi". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
5. "They’ve got spirit? No they don’t! When countries refuse to compete against Israel in the Olympics", Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
6. "פרק נוסף בחרם האיראני: הפעם - בדמינטון", ynet, in Hebrew.
7. Peace and Sport
8. "Badminton Group Kills Controversial Dress Code Rule". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links

• Kaveh Mehrabi Official Website